AuthorTopic: Samyang 24 T-S f3.5 (Read 25008 times)

I would say that with the sensors getting better en better it is obviously the lens is bound to be a one trick pony looking at pixel level..In the case of this samyangTS lens - I think it is a good thing if they designed it to perform perfectly at f8 and f11..flat field ( not sure) - really sharp corner to corner even shifted...good coatings... would already be a very beautiful outcome...After all you buy a 24mm MF lens in a way for only 1000€

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Ephotozine has posted their review of this lens. Their resolution figures seem to be out of step with some of the others. Given the possible issues with focusing I saw in one of the other reviews in this thread, I think I'd put more stock in the ephotozine results. It may also point to manufacturing QC issues.

Not familiar with the Lenstips site so don't know how reliable it is. If you can get past the hackneyed English, their results seem more in line with ephotozine than The Digital Picture.

EDIT: Sorry, forgot that the ephotozine review has already been posted.

from this review i want to quote this: ... for this review, the lens was tested on a Nikon D700 using Imatest..."

So excellent results on a 12 MP body... Also you really have to do some very delicate testing for the differences are in the details among these 3 shift lenses (nikon, Canon. samyang)is all about field curvature etc etc... A simple Imatest result is not enough to rely on.

Yesterday i bought Samyang 24mm Tilt-Shift F3.5 lens.It's only option of wide-angle TS lens for Minolta|Sony A Mount (except cosmic-pricey 28mm SK).Immediately i've discovered that i cannot use shift-RISE function more than 9.5mm (of total 12mm) because lens base barrel touching a pentaprism housing of my Sony Alpha a900 (the same will be at least with a700 and 850). Do they ever ever test this lens on this cameras? Because User Manual shows only operation with oldish aps-c alpha 350.Second discover is not so camera-specific: you forgot or miss or mis-design a counter-clockwise rotation. I CANNOT use diagonal shift movement fully. Not only because of Pentaprism.I only can SHIFT top right corner OR lower left.I have to rotate my camera and mount my tripod on the ceiling to proper use of DIAGONAL shift?I think this is major fault, more significant than wide-open sharpness.